Messages In This Digest (10 Messages)
- 1a.
- Thanks for all the help & your opinion please From: Pat Fields
- 1b.
- Re: Thanks for all the help & your opinion please From: Jeff Nathan, Award-Winning Author
- 1c.
- Re: Thanks for all the help & your opinion please From: Aron
- 1d.
- Re: Thanks for all the help & your opinion please From: Caree Musick
- 2a.
- Unexpected Christmas Present From: resmith315@aol.com
- 2b.
- Re: Unexpected Christmas Present From: Rich Douglas
- 2c.
- Re: Unexpected Christmas Present From: Jeff Nathan, Award-Winning Author
- 2d.
- Re: Unexpected Christmas Present From: Melissa Howell
- 3a.
- Santa brought a Dexcom 7 From: weisbrod
- 3b.
- Re: Santa brought a Dexcom 7 From: Ron Ziegler
Messages
- 1a.
-
Thanks for all the help & your opinion please
Posted by: "Pat Fields" ptfields@bellsouth.net ptfields@bellsouth.net
Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:38 am (PST)
First off, I would like to take a moment to tell everyone "thank you" for
all your help; I hope everyone is having a pleasant holiday.
I've been waiting two months now in hopes that my insurance would okay a
CGMS for me, and they still have not made a decision. I've had to turn in
the Guardian that the company let me keep for a month for evaluation. It was
a blessing and I really miss it - even if it didn't always catch my sudden
drops. I have adult onset Nesidioblastosis, a rare condition where I produce
too much insulin, and my insurance company (Tricare Prime South) just
doesn't seem to know what to do. I wish it did since my blood sugar dropped
down to 21 the day before yesterday- very scary, and I would really like to
prevent things like that from happening. I can't always tell when my blood
sugar is going low; my body is so used to it happening that I was walking
and talking during one hospital visit with a blood sugar reading of 24.
Last Oct., I had 85% of my pancreas removed in the hope of controlling the
hypoglycemia. It did help - the drops are not as frequent, however, I'm
still having life threatening drops. I won't bore you with everything the
doctors have tried, but they have now suggested surgery to remove the rest
of my pancreas, which would turn me into a Type I diabetic (because they
-know- how to treat -that-).
The doctors have told me that I've been suffering from low blood sugar so
much that it will begin to (if it has not already) permanently affect my
mental ability. That is one of the reasons that I initially okayed the
surgery, but now I'm getting cold feet and beginning to wonder if a cgms
unit and a strict low carbohydrate diet might be the better way to go. The
endocrinologist seems to think I would be better off as a diabetic. As
diabetics ,what do you think? Do you prefer your lifestyle or would you
prefer battling low blood sugar daily?
Oh, and if you know of any way to get an insurance company to make a faster
decision, that would be great too!
Thanks again for all the help!
Pat from SC
- 1b.
-
Re: Thanks for all the help & your opinion please
Posted by: "Jeff Nathan, Award-Winning Author" jeff@incredibleassemblies.com chucklejeff
Sat Dec 26, 2009 12:53 pm (PST)
Hi, Pat -
I gather from your description that you primarily struggle with these 2
issues:
1) Hypoglycemic unawareness
2) Your pancreas responds to some trigger (hyperglycemia or an uptick
of blood glucose) by producing too much insulin, driving you to hypoglycemia
As a Type I diabetic and as the grown-but-not-matured-poster- child-for- ADHD,
I suffer from 2 somewhat similar symptoms:
1) Hypoglycemic unawareness
2) I forget that I have injected/infused insulin or forget to eat or
neglect common logic, driving me to hypoglycemia
With my naïve understanding of your issues, I would say that we can have
some pretty similar results. (Early this month, I found myself behind the
wheel of a car with a blood glucose reading of 24. Fortunately, everyone and
everything survived, but that was enough to kick me into getting CGMS even
though my insurance company had refused it for me a year earlier. )
I don't mean to minimize the issues you have to deal with, but in this
over-simplification, my view of one difference that we have is that you are
not going to suffer the highs that I encounter. Again, over-simplifying
things, you may actually be BETTER OFF dealing with just 1 side of the
curve, albeit, the more immediately dangerous side.
(As a curious aside, why is it not possible for you to nibble on something
small, over-produce your insulin, and then calculate your way back up,
inflecting in the 50+ range? (sorry – I don't understand the mechanisms
triggering the over-production.)
One very good thing that this diabetescgms group got me to do was use one
cgms company to play off of another in terms of equipment. I had wanted to
compare 2 products and had ruled out the Navigator because of its size. I
got Dexcom to agree to provide a trial, based on the fact that I was a
Medtronics pump user and that my doctor would naturally head down that
Medtronics cgms path and then I got Medtronics to give me a trial of their
cgms system because Dexcom was already giving me a trial. You should be able
to get some mileage out of that Navigator trial. But both Dexcom and
Medtronics, at least, will take the ball and run with it regarding getting
the insurance to cover. (I was very careful NOT to give them insurance info
until I finished the eval so that I wouldn't have problems with one company
jumping the gun and ordering it for me.
But, with what I understand from you, buy some time with additional cgms
trials – you need ONE of the systems – that's pretty clear. Maybe there's
somebody with more insurance experience here, but I think the best way to
get them to cover something is to show the benefit to THEM, i.e. that THEY
will be saving money in the short and long term . You should be as
quantitative as you can.
-jeff toll-free: 1-888-967-3386
alternate: 978-886-0866
Award-Winning Children's Author, Jeff Nathan, presents
CurricuLaughs
Curriculum-tied Language Arts Education through HUMOR
"... by far, the best set of presentations I have seen in our school system
."
Dr. Marc Kerble Assistant Superintendent Winchester Schools
Winchester, MA
"… a student said it best. "You Rock!" From the mouth of babes, Jeff you
were sensational. Thank you ever so much!"
Kristine O. Murray Media Enrichment Specialist Maghakian Memorial
School Brookline, NH
see these and other raving testimonials at
<http://www.IncredibleAssemblies. > www.IncredibleAssemcom blies.com
From: diabetescgms@yahoogroups. [mailto:diabetescgms@com yahoogroups. ] Oncom
Behalf Of Pat Fields
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 1:38 PM
To: diabetescgms@yahoogroups. com
Subject: [diabetescgms] Thanks for all the help & your opinion please
First off, I would like to take a moment to tell everyone "thank you" for
all your help; I hope everyone is having a pleasant holiday.
I've been waiting two months now in hopes that my insurance would okay a
CGMS for me, and they still have not made a decision. I've had to turn in
the Guardian that the company let me keep for a month for evaluation. It was
a blessing and I really miss it - even if it didn't always catch my sudden
drops. I have adult onset Nesidioblastosis, a rare condition where I produce
too much insulin, and my insurance company (Tricare Prime South) just
doesn't seem to know what to do. I wish it did since my blood sugar dropped
down to 21 the day before yesterday- very scary, and I would really like to
prevent things like that from happening. I can't always tell when my blood
sugar is going low; my body is so used to it happening that I was walking
and talking during one hospital visit with a blood sugar reading of 24.
Last Oct., I had 85% of my pancreas removed in the hope of controlling the
hypoglycemia. It did help - the drops are not as frequent, however, I'm
still having life threatening drops. I won't bore you with everything the
doctors have tried, but they have now suggested surgery to remove the rest
of my pancreas, which would turn me into a Type I diabetic (because they
-know- how to treat -that-).
The doctors have told me that I've been suffering from low blood sugar so
much that it will begin to (if it has not already) permanently affect my
mental ability. That is one of the reasons that I initially okayed the
surgery, but now I'm getting cold feet and beginning to wonder if a cgms
unit and a strict low carbohydrate diet might be the better way to go. The
endocrinologist seems to think I would be better off as a diabetic. As
diabetics ,what do you think? Do you prefer your lifestyle or would you
prefer battling low blood sugar daily?
Oh, and if you know of any way to get an insurance company to make a faster
decision, that would be great too!
Thanks again for all the help!
Pat from SC
- 1c.
-
Re: Thanks for all the help & your opinion please
Posted by: "Aron" medowa@sbcglobal.net glucowatcher
Sat Dec 26, 2009 3:48 pm (PST)
Pat,
I have been a T1 for 26 years and I've done pretty well with it. That said,
if it was my choice to make, I would want to try doing something along the
lines of the Drs. Eades Protein Power Life Plan or similarly well rounded
diet with a low carb focus. In short, I would want to be sure that prior to
undergoing an irreversible surgery, I had done everything I could to be
healthy without it. If the low-carb & a CGMS doesn't do it or if the strain
of it still leaves you with too much to manage, going to T1 may give you a
little extra living-wiggle -room in your management.
Please keep in mind that I'm not the brightest T1 I know and I don't have a
medical background (other than as a patient)- so. your doctor's advice is
still very likely to be way better than mine.
Cheers!
Aron
From: diabetescgms@yahoogroups. [mailto:diabetescgms@com yahoogroups. ] Oncom
Behalf Of Pat Fields
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 1:38 PM
To: diabetescgms@yahoogroups. com
Subject: [diabetescgms] Thanks for all the help & your opinion please
First off, I would like to take a moment to tell everyone "thank you" for
all your help; I hope everyone is having a pleasant holiday.
I've been waiting two months now in hopes that my insurance would okay a
CGMS for me, and they still have not made a decision. I've had to turn in
the Guardian that the company let me keep for a month for evaluation. It was
a blessing and I really miss it - even if it didn't always catch my sudden
drops. I have adult onset Nesidioblastosis, a rare condition where I produce
too much insulin, and my insurance company (Tricare Prime South) just
doesn't seem to know what to do. I wish it did since my blood sugar dropped
down to 21 the day before yesterday- very scary, and I would really like to
prevent things like that from happening. I can't always tell when my blood
sugar is going low; my body is so used to it happening that I was walking
and talking during one hospital visit with a blood sugar reading of 24.
Last Oct., I had 85% of my pancreas removed in the hope of controlling the
hypoglycemia. It did help - the drops are not as frequent, however, I'm
still having life threatening drops. I won't bore you with everything the
doctors have tried, but they have now suggested surgery to remove the rest
of my pancreas, which would turn me into a Type I diabetic (because they
-know- how to treat -that-).
The doctors have told me that I've been suffering from low blood sugar so
much that it will begin to (if it has not already) permanently affect my
mental ability. That is one of the reasons that I initially okayed the
surgery, but now I'm getting cold feet and beginning to wonder if a cgms
unit and a strict low carbohydrate diet might be the better way to go. The
endocrinologist seems to think I would be better off as a diabetic. As
diabetics ,what do you think? Do you prefer your lifestyle or would you
prefer battling low blood sugar daily?
Oh, and if you know of any way to get an insurance company to make a faster
decision, that would be great too!
Thanks again for all the help!
Pat from SC
__
- 1d.
-
Re: Thanks for all the help & your opinion please
Posted by: "Caree Musick" caree.musick@gmail.com careemusick
Sat Dec 26, 2009 6:38 pm (PST)
Hi Pat,
I'm sharing my opinion because I see that others have recommended a low carb
diet. I don't see how a low carb diet is going to help you when the problem
is that you are secreting too much insulin. A low carb diet would be
beneficial if you were a type 2 diabetic but I would think that eating less
carbs would only compound your problem with low blood sugar.
I had a total pancreatectomy due to multiple pre-cancerous cysts which
basically made my pancreas non-functional. I definitely prefer my life now
to the quality of life that I had before. I count carbs and dose my insulin
accordingly. I won't say that post-pancreatectomy is carefree but much
better than before I had the surgery.
If you choose to have a complete pancreatectomy you will be a type 1
diabetic and also need to take pancreatic enzymes to digest your food. With
the help of a good endocrinologist and diabetic team you can have a good
quality of life following a pancreatectomy. I'm not saying that this is a
decision to be made lightly just that it worked out better for me.
Caremme
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Pat Fields <ptfields@bellsouth.net > wrote:
>
>
> First off, I would like to take a moment to tell everyone "thank you" for
> all your help; I hope everyone is having a pleasant holiday.
>
> I've been waiting two months now in hopes that my insurance would okay a
> CGMS for me, and they still have not made a decision. I've had to turn in
> the Guardian that the company let me keep for a month for evaluation. It was
> a blessing and I really miss it - even if it didn't always catch my sudden
> drops. I have adult onset Nesidioblastosis, a rare condition where I produce
> too much insulin, and my insurance company (Tricare Prime South) just
> doesn't seem to know what to do. I wish it did since my blood sugar dropped
> down to 21 the day before yesterday- very scary, and I would really like to
> prevent things like that from happening. I can't always tell when my blood
> sugar is going low; my body is so used to it happening that I was walking
> and talking during one hospital visit with a blood sugar reading of 24.
>
> Last Oct., I had 85% of my pancreas removed in the hope of controlling the
> hypoglycemia. It did help - the drops are not as frequent, however, I'm
> still having life threatening drops. I won't bore you with everything the
> doctors have tried, but they have now suggested surgery to remove the rest
> of my pancreas, which would turn me into a Type I diabetic (because they
> -know- how to treat -that-).
>
> The doctors have told me that I've been suffering from low blood sugar so
> much that it will begin to (if it has not already) permanently affect my
> mental ability. That is one of the reasons that I initially okayed the
> surgery, but now I'm getting cold feet and beginning to wonder if a cgms
> unit and a strict low carbohydrate diet might be the better way to go. The
> endocrinologist seems to think I would be better off as a diabetic. As
> diabetics ,what do you think? Do you prefer your lifestyle or would you
> prefer battling low blood sugar daily?
>
> Oh, and if you know of any way to get an insurance company to make a faster
> decision, that would be great too!
>
> Thanks again for all the help!
> Pat from SC
>
>
>
- 2a.
-
Unexpected Christmas Present
Posted by: "resmith315@aol.com" resmith315@aol.com ressy315
Sat Dec 26, 2009 5:44 pm (PST)
We had a great Holiday with one tiny exception.....
At Christmas Dinner my pump fried....totally completely went
bonkers....running through the menus by itself, then getting to the wizard and putting
in a glucose of 593 and at that point my engineer dh who was looking at the
pump with me as I was trying to fix it grabbed the thing and then pulled
the site out of my arm! He and I both were afraid it was going to start
bolusing insulin on it's own!!
Medtronic came through for me though. I have to say I was pretty shocked
about the whole episode. As I was going through the questions with the
lady on the phone after a couple she was just about screaming at me to get the
pump disconnected! I informed her that was no problem as I rubbed my
arm.....It had been removed!
They got me a pump about 10 hours later...a kind man, whom I am assuming is
getting paid for this, drove one to me...about 7 hours each way. We
was so grateful we gave him a present when he got here at midnight! It's the
first Christmas in a few years that I've had all my kiddos here and it's
the first time I've gotten to see my son since he returned from Iraq and we
have planned so many activities this weekend.....I was seeing all my plans
going down the tube as I don't do well on MDI!!
It took me about an hour to get it set up and the sensor running again but
then I could feel the insulin back in my system and the calmness that comes
with that. I had covered most of the day with injections and basically
didn't eat anything but cucumbers. I didn't do a very good job though....
So Santa was very good and kind to bring me an extra Christmas Present.
And I am thankful to Medtronic for helping Santa....
Ressy
- 2b.
-
Re: Unexpected Christmas Present
Posted by: "Rich Douglas" rich@theshortsaleking.com festgiven
Sat Dec 26, 2009 5:48 pm (PST)
God is Good
From: diabetescgms@yahoogroups. [mailto:diabetescgms@com yahoogroups. ] Oncom
Behalf Of resmith315@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 8:45 PM
To: diabetescgms@yahoogroups. com
Subject: [diabetescgms] Unexpected Christmas Present
We had a great Holiday with one tiny exception.....
At Christmas Dinner my pump fried....totally completely went
bonkers....running through the menus by itself, then getting to the wizard
and putting in a glucose of 593 and at that point my engineer dh who was
looking at the pump with me as I was trying to fix it grabbed the thing and
then pulled the site out of my arm! He and I both were afraid it was
going to start bolusing insulin on it's own!!
Medtronic came through for me though. I have to say I was pretty shocked
about the whole episode. As I was going through the questions with the lady
on the phone after a couple she was just about screaming at me to get the
pump disconnected! I informed her that was no problem as I rubbed my
arm.....It had been removed!
They got me a pump about 10 hours later...a kind man, whom I am assuming is
getting paid for this, drove one to me...about 7 hours each way. We was
so grateful we gave him a present when he got here at midnight! It's the
first Christmas in a few years that I've had all my kiddos here and it's the
first time I've gotten to see my son since he returned from Iraq and we have
planned so many activities this weekend.....I was seeing all my plans going
down the tube as I don't do well on MDI!!
It took me about an hour to get it set up and the sensor running again but
then I could feel the insulin back in my system and the calmness that comes
with that. I had covered most of the day with injections and basically
didn't eat anything but cucumbers. I didn't do a very good job though....
So Santa was very good and kind to bring me an extra Christmas Present.
And I am thankful to Medtronic for helping Santa....
Ressy
- 2c.
-
Re: Unexpected Christmas Present
Posted by: "Jeff Nathan, Award-Winning Author" jeff@incredibleassemblies.com chucklejeff
Sat Dec 26, 2009 6:10 pm (PST)
>>> God is Good
I've heard Medronic called many different things, but never this!
-jeff
Award-Winning Children's Author, Jeff Nathan, presents
CurricuLaughs
Curriculum-tied Language Arts Education through HUMOR
"... by far, the best set of presentations I have seen in our school system
."
Dr. Marc Kerble Assistant Superintendent Winchester Schools
Winchester, MA
". a student said it best. "You Rock!" From the mouth of babes, Jeff you
were sensational. Thank you ever so much!"
Kristine O. Murray Media Enrichment Specialist Maghakian Memorial
School Brookline, NH
see these and other raving testimonials at
<http://www.IncredibleAssemblies. > www.IncredibleAssemcom blies.com
From: diabetescgms@yahoogroups. [mailto:diabetescgms@com yahoogroups. ] Oncom
Behalf Of Rich Douglas
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 8:48 PM
To: diabetescgms@yahoogroups. com
Subject: RE: [diabetescgms] Unexpected Christmas Present
God is Good
From: diabetescgms@yahoogroups. [mailto:diabetescgms@com yahoogroups. ] Oncom
Behalf Of resmith315@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 8:45 PM
To: diabetescgms@yahoogroups. com
Subject: [diabetescgms] Unexpected Christmas Present
We had a great Holiday with one tiny exception.....
At Christmas Dinner my pump fried....totally completely went
bonkers....running through the menus by itself, then getting to the wizard
and putting in a glucose of 593 and at that point my engineer dh who was
looking at the pump with me as I was trying to fix it grabbed the thing and
then pulled the site out of my arm! He and I both were afraid it was
going to start bolusing insulin on it's own!!
Medtronic came through for me though. I have to say I was pretty shocked
about the whole episode. As I was going through the questions with the lady
on the phone after a couple she was just about screaming at me to get the
pump disconnected! I informed her that was no problem as I rubbed my
arm.....It had been removed!
They got me a pump about 10 hours later...a kind man, whom I am assuming is
getting paid for this, drove one to me...about 7 hours each way. We was
so grateful we gave him a present when he got here at midnight! It's the
first Christmas in a few years that I've had all my kiddos here and it's the
first time I've gotten to see my son since he returned from Iraq and we have
planned so many activities this weekend.....I was seeing all my plans going
down the tube as I don't do well on MDI!!
It took me about an hour to get it set up and the sensor running again but
then I could feel the insulin back in my system and the calmness that comes
with that. I had covered most of the day with injections and basically
didn't eat anything but cucumbers. I didn't do a very good job though....
So Santa was very good and kind to bring me an extra Christmas Present.
And I am thankful to Medtronic for helping Santa....
Ressy
- 2d.
-
Re: Unexpected Christmas Present
Posted by: "Melissa Howell" melissahowell@embarqmail.com sabhow
Sat Dec 26, 2009 6:47 pm (PST)
what a great story. Im so sorry that happened with medtronic. i have had them for over 15 years and never had such a problem but we have to remember that its technology and sometimes bad things happen to technology that we can't fix. im so glad they came through to help you out though and without any major issues you had a good recovery from all the problems
melissa
----- Original Message -----
From: resmith315@aol.com
To: diabetescgms@yahoogroups. com
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 8:44 PM
Subject: [diabetescgms] Unexpected Christmas Present
We had a great Holiday with one tiny exception.....
At Christmas Dinner my pump fried....totally completely went bonkers....running through the menus by itself, then getting to the wizard and putting in a glucose of 593 and at that point my engineer dh who was looking at the pump with me as I was trying to fix it grabbed the thing and then pulled the site out of my arm! He and I both were afraid it was going to start bolusing insulin on it's own!!
Medtronic came through for me though. I have to say I was pretty shocked about the whole episode. As I was going through the questions with the lady on the phone after a couple she was just about screaming at me to get the pump disconnected! I informed her that was no problem as I rubbed my arm.....It had been removed!
They got me a pump about 10 hours later...a kind man, whom I am assuming is getting paid for this, drove one to me...about 7 hours each way. We was so grateful we gave him a present when he got here at midnight! It's the first Christmas in a few years that I've had all my kiddos here and it's the first time I've gotten to see my son since he returned from Iraq and we have planned so many activities this weekend.....I was seeing all my plans going down the tube as I don't do well on MDI!!
It took me about an hour to get it set up and the sensor running again but then I could feel the insulin back in my system and the calmness that comes with that. I had covered most of the day with injections and basically didn't eat anything but cucumbers. I didn't do a very good job though....
So Santa was very good and kind to bring me an extra Christmas Present.
And I am thankful to Medtronic for helping Santa....
Ressy
- 3a.
-
Santa brought a Dexcom 7
Posted by: "weisbrod" weisbrod@yahoo.com weisbrod
Sat Dec 26, 2009 8:40 pm (PST)
Hello All,
I have been a type 1 for 40 years. I have had an insulin pump but have been unable to tolerate the compatible CGMS. This year has been very difficult as I have been hospitalized frequently for nausea/vomiting/dehydration.
Recently, I contacted Dexcom - Ken Roberts to ask for a trial with the Dexcom 7. He provided assistance right away. I cannot thank him enough for his support. I was able to tolerate insertion of the sensor and I asked that he go ahead and proceed to obtain authorization from my insurance company.
Having this device has changed my life. After wearing it for one day, I knew I couldn't be without it. Fortunately, I received my Dexcom five days after the paperwork was submitted.
- I can actually sleep knowing that it will wake me if my BG changes.
- As soon as my BG trends in a new direction, I can take action before things are out of hand.
- If I have nightmares, my significant other can look at it to see if they are BG related and if I should be awaken.
- I had been labeled brittle because my BG changes so quickly. My BG curve looked like a sine wave. My A1C was 7.5 but my BG varied from 40-400. Now I am rarely above 250 and my BG is leveling off.
I have only had it for 8 days. I am excited by the possibilities of making even bigger improvements.
- The rapid changes in BG were making me anxious all the time. Even though I finger-stick up to 12 times a day, I could not control
my BG with any certainty. I constantly felt like a failure.
- Since my BG curve has flattened out, I no longer experience nausea when I wake in the morning.
This has truly been a miracle Christmas present. I am an active person and I am hoping this is the key to getting my life back and staying out of the hospital. Thank you all for your input about the various CGMS models as it helped me to figure out which model was right for me to pursue.
Happy Holidays!
Kimi
- 3b.
-
Re: Santa brought a Dexcom 7
Posted by: "Ron Ziegler" ronnielee2u@yahoo.com ronnielee2u
Sat Dec 26, 2009 9:30 pm (PST)
I am most thankful things have changed for the good in your diabetic life Kimi. I understand your relief in having a cgms. Since I have been on mine, my A1C has dropped, I rarely have low's, and if I do, I know it is happening before it gets serious. I rarely have high's for the same reason. After being type 1 for 26 years, I finally feel somewhat"normal" regarding my diabetes.
I'm really happy for you and I will continue to be, cuz I know with your cgms, it's bound to be better.
Bringing in the new year in this style is indeed "Styling"!
Congratulations again,
Ron
MM722+CGMS Type 1 26 years
--- On Sat, 12/26/09, weisbrod <weisbrod@yahoo.com > wrote:
From: weisbrod <weisbrod@yahoo.com >
Subject: [diabetescgms] Santa brought a Dexcom 7
To: diabetescgms@yahoogroups. com
Date: Saturday, December 26, 2009, 10:40 PM
Hello All,
I have been a type 1 for 40 years. I have had an insulin pump but have been unable to tolerate the compatible CGMS. This year has been very difficult as I have been hospitalized frequently for nausea/vomiting/ dehydration.
Recently, I contacted Dexcom - Ken Roberts to ask for a trial with the Dexcom 7. He provided assistance right away. I cannot thank him enough for his support. I was able to tolerate insertion of the sensor and I asked that he go ahead and proceed to obtain authorization from my insurance company.
Having this device has changed my life. After wearing it for one day, I knew I couldn't be without it. Fortunately, I received my Dexcom five days after the paperwork was submitted.
- I can actually sleep knowing that it will wake me if my BG changes.
- As soon as my BG trends in a new direction, I can take action before things are out of hand.
- If I have nightmares, my significant other can look at it to see if they are BG related and if I should be awaken.
- I had been labeled brittle because my BG changes so quickly. My BG curve looked like a sine wave. My A1C was 7.5 but my BG varied from 40-400. Now I am rarely above 250 and my BG is leveling off.
I have only had it for 8 days. I am excited by the possibilities of making even bigger improvements.
- The rapid changes in BG were making me anxious all the time. Even though I finger-stick up to 12 times a day, I could not control
my BG with any certainty. I constantly felt like a failure.
- Since my BG curve has flattened out, I no longer experience nausea when I wake in the morning.
This has truly been a miracle Christmas present. I am an active person and I am hoping this is the key to getting my life back and staying out of the hospital. Thank you all for your input about the various CGMS models as it helped me to figure out which model was right for me to pursue.
Happy Holidays!
Kimi
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